On the Shores of the Mediterranean

by Eric Newby

On Sale: 02/21/2013

On the Shores of the Mediterranean

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On the Shores of the Mediterranean

by Eric Newby

On Sale: 02/21/2013

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About the Book

With his trademark charm and sharp wit, Newby leaves no stone unturned in his quest for wonderfully detailed and quirky knowledge to share with his reader. Insightful, hilarious and sheer fun, this is an adventure not to be missed, by Britain's best-loved travel guide, and father of the genre.

'Why don't you start in Naples and go clockwise round the Mediterranean instead of dashing off in all directions like a lunatic?' Fortunately, Eric Newby followed his wife Wanda's advice, and so begins the wonderfully madcap adventure, ‘On the Shores of the Mediterranean’.

Beginning during the Newbys' wine harvest in Tuscany, the adventurous but disaster-prone pair follow a path using every form of transportation conceivable (public bus, taxi, foot, bike, boat), from Naples to Venice, along the Adriatic to Greece, Turkey, Jerusalem and North Africa, from sipping wildly extravagant cocktails in San Marco to being cordially invited to Libya by Colonel Gaddafi.

Critical Praise

‘One of the most stimulating and rewarding travel books to be seen for a long time' Spectator

'A splendid book . . . With its generosity, quirkiness, encyclopaedic love of facts, wisdom, humour, sense of history and change, this is a lot more than even the very best of travel books. Its author is a Ulysses, the book an Odyssey' Guardian

'Newby, the most companionable of literary vagabonds . . . Surely his best work since “A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush”' Scotsman

'Whatever Newby writes, I read with uncritical pleasure. The Newby travels are classics of their kind' Financial Times

'A new book by Eric Newby is something of an event…It is a feast that combines and juxtaposes many different textures and flavours . . . A superb reporter, Mr Newby paints marvelously detailed portraits. . . An unrivalled eye for the ridiculous and, although this is essentially a serious book, it is frequently very, very funny. . . He is an extremely elegant writer, beautifully paced and rhythmic . . . For Newby admirers, this particular event is a memorable one, and it should also recruit a lot of new admirers to his ranks' Daily Telegraph

'Any book by Eric Newby is a must for me. But “On the Shores of the Mediterranean” is a particular favourite…The man's books are a marvelous tonic on dark and dismal British days' Barbara Dickson, Mail on Sunday

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780007508198
  • ISBN 10: 0007508190
  • Imprint: HarperPress
  • On Sale: 02/21/2013
  • Pages: 448
  • List Price:11.99 CAD
  • BISAC1 : TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues
  • BISAC2 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers
  • BISAC3 : HUMOR / Topic / Travel
  • BISAC4 : TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
  • BISAC5 : TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure

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